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Sunfish vs. Carp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sunfish and carp?

  • Sunfish is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, copper, and calcium; however, carp is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B6, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Carp's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 43% more.
  • Carp contains 18 times less manganese than sunfish. Sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, while carp contains 0.05mg.
  • Sunfish has less saturated fat.

We used Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 31% 40% 58% 128% 54% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Carp
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 16% 38% 60% 24% 52% 228% 8.2% 6.5% 88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +98.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +427.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1694%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Potassium ~427mg
~equal in Iron ~1.59mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.9mg
~equal in Selenium ~16.2µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5.3% 3.3% 0% 0% 35% 16% 39% 52% 51% 184% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Carp DV% diff.
Phosphorus 231mg 531mg 43%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.05mg 37%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 1.47µg 35%
Copper 0.385mg 0.073mg 35%
Fats 0.9g 7.17g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 1.835g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 2.985g 7%
Saturated fat 0.178g 1.388g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.219mg 6%
Calcium 103mg 52mg 5%
Protein 24.87g 22.86g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 2.1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.14mg 4%
Calories 114kcal 162kcal 2%
Sodium 103mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 10µg 1%
Zinc 1.99mg 1.9mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.07mg 1%
Iron 1.54mg 1.59mg 1%
Potassium 449mg 427mg 1%
Cholesterol 86mg 84mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1.6mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 38mg 0%
Selenium 16.2µg 16.2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.87mg 0%
Folate 17µg 17µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.256mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 1.002mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 1.054mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 1.858mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 2.1mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.677mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 0.893mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 1.178mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.673mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.305g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.146g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.105g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
Carp
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23% 7% 70%
Protein: 22.86 g
Fats: 7.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.63 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more FatsFats +696.7%
~equal in Protein ~22.86g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~69.63g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 23% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.315 g
Carp
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22% 48% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.388 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.985 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.835 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1890%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +482.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/nutrients
  2. Carp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174185/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.